Revisiting the film collaborations of John Berger and Michael Dibb upon the 50th anniversary of their landmark documentary series Ways of Seeing.
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Keep ReadingMusic fans can dial up nostalgia by revisiting one of the seminal concert documentaries, Elvis: That’s the Way It Is, which screens this week as part of Cineplex Events. This 1970 doc
Keep ReadingFor many anglophones inside and outside of Quebec, the October crisis represents the first time many considered the unequal treatment of French Canadians within the country. We mark its 50th anniversary with
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